Stapler for securing buckles or the like



. Sept. 22, Q1936 c. E. S'II'AINBROOK STA'PLER FOR SECURING BUCKLES OR THE LIKE Filed Dec. 5, 1954 Patented Sept. 22, 1936 UNITEDFI'DSHTATES P EN "O F CE e H 2,054.96! 1' t I STAPLER FOR SECURING BUCKLES-OR I Y Clyde E. Stainbrook, Memphis, Tenn.

Application December 5, 1934, Serial No. 756,052

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for inserting and clenching staples to secure small metal rods or the like to heavy fabric or leather as for instance to secure a buckle to a shoe.

In securing buckles to shoes the only feasible known method has been to sew them on. This has been found to be unsatisfactory and numerous requests are received to staple them on, but no satisfactory device has been heretofore known for accomplishing the result.

The objects of the invention are:

To provide a device for inserting a staple as of wire over and around a small rodshaped part, and to seat such staple against the rod shaped part and clench the points thereof through and beneath a sheet of heavy fabric, leather, or the like-whereby to secure such part in place;

To provide means in such a device for holding such rod shaped part against the sheet and at the same time for steadying and guiding the point of the staple as it enters the sheet;

To provide means for holding the staple prior to and during such action; and

To. provide means for forcing the staple through the sheet and clenching it therebeneath.

The means by which these and other objects are accomplished and the manner of their accomplishment, will be readily understood from the following specification on reference to the accompanying drawing, in which,--

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a tool embodying my device.

Fig. 2 is a sectional end elevation taken as on the line II-II of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional end elevation taken as on the line IIIIII of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional side elevation taken as on the line IVIV of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing a buckle as it would appear after being secured to a sheet of material by two staples.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken as on the line IVIV of Fig. 2, showing a modification in which the spring is secured directly to the jaw and to the plunger.

Referring now to the drawing in which the various parts are referred to by numerals, l0ll are handle-members pivotally secured together as by a pivot pin l2, the handles Ill and H respectively having integral jaw portions l3 and M which extend beyond the pivot. Rigidly secured to the jaw 13 and projecting therefrom toward the opposite jaw is a plunger I5. Slidably mounted on the plunger l5 is a: sleeve I6, I! is an open coil spring, one end of which is seated and held against the jaw I3 as by tightly fitting around the plunger 1 5, the other end of the spring being secured to the sleeve as by tightly fitting therearound. This spring secures the sleeve against 5 dislodgement from the plunger and resiliently holds the sleeve away from the jaw l3, and in such position that a substantial portion of the sleeve length projects beyond the plunger l5, the related length of the plunger, spring and sleeve being such that the sleeve may be forced back along the plunger, compressing the spring, until the end of the sleeve is substantially flush with the end of the plunger.

The outer end of the sleeve is bevelled on opposite sides to form a pair of wedge shaped points [8 which are adapted to fit down over the rod or buckle part l9 to be secured, and center and hold same in place, the points l8 if necessary entering the fabric 20.

Preferably the outer end 2| of the plunger is hollowed out to receive the rounded end of the staple 22. The jaw l4 forms an anvil against which the staple points are forced and is provided with a depression 23 to deflect and clinch the points of staple 22 after they pierce the fabric. 24 is a spring holding the handles Ni, ii separated.

In Fig. 6 a modification is shown in which a spring "A is disposed around the plunger l5 and the sleeve [6, and is secured to the sleeve It as by solder 25 and directly to the jaw l3 as by solder 26.

It will be understood that preferably the spring I! is frictionally secured to the plunger l5 and also to the sleeve IE, or it may be so secured to one only thereof, so that in either event the sleeve may be rotated around the plunger to give such alignment of the points l8 as may be desired. However, if the spring is permanently attached to both the plunger or jaw l3 and the sleeve, the resilience of the spring will permit the rotation of the sleeve temporarily to such alignment as may be necessary to conform the openings between the Points to the rod which is to be secured. 45

It will also be understood that the jaws and handles are primarily shown as a convenient means for carrying the plunger-sleeve assembly, and the related anvil, and that other forms of carrying means may be used, should it be so de- 50 sired.

-In using the device a staple 22 is placed in the end of the sleeve and against the end of the plunger. The jaws of the device are placed to embrace the fabric sheet and the buckle rod and 5 clamped together; the sleeve forcing the rod against the fabric, and the plunger, thereafter pushing the staple through the fabric and against the opposite jaw to clench the staple.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, an anvil member, and a cooperative plunger memher, said latter member comprising a plunger, a sleeve slidably mounted on said plunger, a spring end thereof'se'curedto said sleeve, said spring plunger. e r

ing cut away on opposite sides to form oppositely disposed wedge-shaped points with U-shaped depressions therebetween.

2. In a device of the character described, a pair of pivotally mounted handles having jaw portions extending beyond the pivot point, a plunger rigidly secured to one of said jaws and projecting therefrom toward the other thereof, a

Y N I 1 sleeve slidably mounted. on said plunger, resilient havin'grone end-"secured to saidjaw and the other means having one end' secured' to said first jaw and the'other end thereof secured to said sleeve, said resilient means normally holding a substan- 'tial portion of said sleeve beyond the end of said CLYDE E. STAINBROOK. 

